Portland : Amendments to the Cascade Station/Portland International Center plan district

Portland : Amendments to the Cascade Station/Portland International Center plan district

Author:

Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning; Portland (Or.)

Abstract:

The CS/PIC Plan District, adopted by City Council in February 1999, provided for the construction of the light rail extension, the two station areas, and an elaborate system of Park Blocks and infrastructure. The plan district also specified the amount of retail, office, hotel, and entertainment uses allowed in the development. The light rail line, stations, and Park Blocks have been constructed. However, no other development has occurred in Subdistrict A, and some light industrial development has taken place in Subdistrict B. The lack of development has led the CSDC and PDC to rethink the development program for the site. The revisions to the plan district are intended to allow for a new mix of uses and size of use that the site's developers believe are more feasible given the foreseeable market for the site. The revisions are also intended to require that the development take place in a way that accomplishes the essence of the original vision for CS/PIC especially in terms of design, support for transit, and economic benefit. [From the document]